Methodisches Vorgehen beim Monitoring (MATR Nr. 1)

Bitzmann, Hendrik; Sick, Harald; Fielitz, Maik; Marcks, Holger

doi:10.58668/matr/01.5

Cited by 2 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The researchers enriched that list with actors belonging to the anti-Corona movement “Querdenken” as well as conspiracy actors. The two researchers who conducted the list carried out the final ideological classification, considering channel names, bio information, recent content (last 20 posts and 20 most recently shared links), as well as channels’ self-identification with particular ideologies into predefined categories (Bitzmann et al, 2023). 1 For the purpose of the study at hand, we summarized the original (more nuanced) categories into channels of the far right (neo-nazism, Reichsbürger, extreme right, new right, populist right), conspiracy actors (conspiracy ideology, esotericism, QAnon), and Querdenken (Querdenken, Corona disinformation).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Radical Mobilization in Times of Crisis: Use and Effects of Appeals and Populist Communication Features in Telegram Channels

Jost

Dogruel

2023

Social Media + Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Social crisis situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic provide a fertile ground for radical actors and social movements to strengthen their radical mobilization—mainly using social media. In light of the deplatforming efforts of social media platforms that forced radical actors to establish new channels to continue their discourses and the recent crisis that opened a discursive opportunity structure, we investigate how radical actors use Telegram for mobilization. Based on a longitudinal manual content analysis of 13,371 messages from 188 German Telegram channels of the Querdenken movement, conspiracy, and far-right actors, we examine mobilization strategies (namely direct appeals and populist blame game) and their success (retransmission) between March 2020 and December 2021. We found that both offline and online appeals and the use of anti-elitism increased significantly over time. The use of direct and indirect mobilization attempts is related to the ideological background of the actors, with direct appeals being favored by the Querdenken movement. Furthermore, the results shed light on the mechanisms of radical mobilization on Telegram, showing that both direct appeals and the populist blame game are successful strategies for radical actors because they increase message retransmission.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Radical Mobilization in Times of Crisis: Use and Effects of Appeals and Populist Communication Features in Telegram Channels

Jost

Dogruel

2023

Social Media + Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Actors belonging to the anti-Corona Querdenken movement and conspiracy theorists were added to the list. The two researchers responsible for compiling the lists made the final ideological classifications, taking into account the name of the channel, biographical data, recent content (the last 20 posts and the 20 most recently shared links), and the self-declaration of the channel's ideology into predefined categories (Bitzmann et al, 2023).…”

Section: Methods Study 1: Dissemination Of Conspiracy Theories On Ger...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Distribution and Reception of Conspiracy Theories and Mobilization Calls on Telegram. Combining Evidence from a Content Analysis and Survey During the Pandemic

Dogruel,

Kruschinski,

Jost

et al. 2023

M&K

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to an “infodemic” characterized by the widespread dissemination of conspiracy theories and calls for resistance against measures to combat the virus. Despite increased academic attention’s focus on conspiracy theories on Telegram, existing research has two major limitations: (1) a lack of combined examination of the distribution and reception of conspiracy theories, and (2) insufficient understanding of the relationship between the reception of conspiracy messages and political attitudes, conspiracy beliefs, or political engagement. To address these gaps, our study adopts a two-pronged approach, linking the distribution and reception of conspiracy theories and mobilization calls on Telegram while exploring the implications for recipients’ conspiracy beliefs and protest behavior. Our research design includes a manual content analysis of 3,162 Telegram posts from German conspiracy-related channels (Study 1), and a survey of 318 Telegram users in these channels and 320 traditional media users (Study 2). Our results reveal characteristics of Telegram fringe group users that make them susceptible to conspiratorial and mobilizing content, such as anti-system attitudes and a readiness for protest behavior. These findings have broader implications for understanding the role of digital media in the spread of conspiracy theories and the mobilization of resistance during crises, as well as the importance of continued research on the relationship between digital media use, political attitudes, and engagement to mitigate the negative impacts of conspiracy theories and preserve democratic values.

show abstract

Methodisches Vorgehen beim Monitoring (MATR Nr. 1)

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Radical Mobilization in Times of Crisis: Use and Effects of Appeals and Populist Communication Features in Telegram Channels

Radical Mobilization in Times of Crisis: Use and Effects of Appeals and Populist Communication Features in Telegram Channels

Distribution and Reception of Conspiracy Theories and Mobilization Calls on Telegram. Combining Evidence from a Content Analysis and Survey During the Pandemic

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About